Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33093618›Full record

ArticleScientific reports2020

Anti-cancer potential of persimmon (Diospyros kaki) leaves via the PDGFR-Rac-JNK pathway.

Heon-Su Kim, Jung-Soo Suh, Yoon-Kwan Jang, Sang-Hyun Ahn, Ganesan Raja, Jin-Chul Kim, Youngmi Jung, Sang Hoon Jung, Tae-Jin Kim

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Anticancer therapeutic potential of genusFood science & nutrition · 2024
    Review
  4. A Review: Pharmacological Effect of Natural Compounds inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Review
  5. Review
  6. Cytotoxic Potential ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Resource for FRET-Based Biosensor Optimization.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
    Review
  10. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Heon-Su KimDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
Jung-Soo SuhDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
Yoon-Kwan JangDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Hyun AhnDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
Ganesan RajaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
Jin-Chul KimNatural Product Informatics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea.
Youngmi JungDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
Sang Hoon JungNatural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung, 25451, Republic of Korea. shjung@kist.re.kr.
Tae-Jin KimDepartment of Integrated Biological Science, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea. tjkim77@pusan.ac.kr.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Persimmon leaves are known to have some beneficial effects, including ROS elimination, lipid circulation, and neuronal protection. However, their anti-cancer properties and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Herein, we show that treatment with the ethanol extract of persimmon, Diospyros kaki, leaves (EEDK) induces cancer cell death and inhibits cell proliferation. Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technology with genetically-encoded biosensors, we first found that EEDK stimulates a PDGFR-Rac signaling cascade in live cells. Moreover, we found that downstream of the PDGFR-Rac pathway, JNKs are activated by EEDK. In contrast, JNK-downstream inhibitors, such as CoCl2, T-5224, and pepstatin A, attenuated EEDK-induced cell death. Thus, we illustrate that the PDGFR-Rac-JNK signaling axis is triggered by EEDK, leading to cancer cell death, suggesting the extract of persimmon leaves may be a promising anti-cancer agent.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationDiospyrosGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHep G2 CellsHumansLiver NeoplasmsMAP Kinase Kinase 4Plant ExtractsPlant Leavesrac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth FactorAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBiomarkers, TumorMAP Kinase Kinase 4Plant Extractsrac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaReceptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

Identifiers

PMID33093618
PMCPMC7581826

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.